Research interests: Ochi & Kon are world renowned specialists in the Onthophagus scarabs; Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea; Scarabaeidae; Onthophagus; and publish prolifically on the Scarabaeidae, with particular reference to many species new to science.

Relevant publications:Ochi, Teruo; Kon, Masahiro; Kawahara, Masakazu (2011). Four new taxa of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from Southeast Asia. Masamushi. Entomological papers dedicated to Dr. Kimio Masumoto on the occasion of his retirement. [Special Publication of the Japanese Society of Scarabaeoidology No 1.] Pages: 153-162